Petitioner Aaron J. Esert describes recovery and asks board to reinstate applicator license; decision deferred

A petition hearing for reinstatement of Aaron J. Esert’s applicator license (license no. 52425) was held remotely on March 12, 2025, before Administrative Law Judge Wilbert Bennett and the Structural Pest Control Board. The Office of the Attorney General, represented by Deputy Attorney General Stephanie Lee, introduced the petition package and related court records. After presenting evidence the board accepted the petition package into evidence and heard sworn testimony from Esert. The hearing record was closed and the case was submitted for board deliberation in closed session; the board made no decision at the hearing.

The petition package presented by the Deputy Attorney General included jurisdictional documents, the petitioner’s written petition and supporting material, prior petition and decision records, and multiple criminal court records. The package…